scholarly journals The Life Cycle Assessment of Cement Product with Alternative Fuels Usage in Indonesia

Author(s):  
Arief Setiawan

Tujuan dari penelitian ini adalah untuk melakukan Life Cycle Assessment dalam produksi semen. Untuk mendapatkan perbaikan dampak lingkungan, maka pengkajian harus menemukan hotspot. Perbaikan tersebut diharapkan dapat menemukan komposisi bahan bakar yang lebih baik untuk mengurangi dampaknya dengan menggunakan varian bahan bakar alternatif. Lingkup LCA meliputi penambangan hingga pengolahan semen (cradle to gate). Hasil penelitian menunjukkan nilai 1 ton semen : potensi dampak pemanasan global adalah 760,11 kg CO2-eq, potensi pengasaman 1,32 kg SO2-eq, potensi oksidan fotokimia 0,0508 kg C2H4-eq, potensi toksisitas manusia 123,97 kg 1,4-DB-eq dan potensi penipisan abiotik 2181,75 MJ. Data menunjukkan bahwa penyumbang dampak terbesar adalah unit kiln. Energi yang digunakan di unit proses kiln menyumbang 92,46% dari total intensitas energi dalam proses produksi semen. Hasil penelitian menunjukkan bahwa energi yang dibutuhkan untuk menghasilkan produk semen 1 ton adalah 3,27 GJ dengan unit proses kiln memiliki kontribusi penggunaan energi tertinggi dengan nilai 3,03 GJ/ton produk. Studi ini terdiri dari empat skenario untuk mengetahui praktik komposisi bahan bakar terbaik yang direkomendasikan di area hotspot.

2019 ◽  
Vol 236 ◽  
pp. 117638
Author(s):  
Alessio Ilari ◽  
Daniele Duca ◽  
Giuseppe Toscano ◽  
Ester Foppa Pedretti

2018 ◽  
Vol 18 (2) ◽  
pp. 413-429 ◽  
Author(s):  
Maristela Gomes da Silva ◽  
Vanessa Gomes ◽  
Marcella Ruschi Mendes Saade

Abstract Life cycle assessment (LCA) provides a comprehensive framework for positioning low energy and global warming potential alternatives regarding Portland cement and concrete. Published LCA work on alkali-activated cements is, however, relatively limited. In this paper, we illustrate how LCA critically supports concrete technological studies in the search for low impact concrete mixes. Previous research on breakwater applications explored replacing a low-clinker Portland cement and natural aggregates with seven different alkali-activated blast furnace slag (bfs) binder systems and with coarse and granulated bfs aggregates. Its outcome suggested a sodium silicate-activated bfs formulation as the best match between concrete properties and environmental regulation compliance. To validate this outcome through LCA, our cradle to gate assessments followed ISO 14044 (INTERNATIONAL…, 2006b) and used Ecoinvent v.2.2 and CML baseline 2001 v.2.05. We adopted the ‘net avoided burden approach’ to handle multifunctionality intrinsic to by-product-based AAC. Whilst sodium silicate-activated mixes rivaled the reference regarding GWP, impacts in several categories were increased. LCA highlighted the implications of driving mix selection by focusing on a single environmental impact category.


Author(s):  
Daniele Landi ◽  
Leonardo Postacchini ◽  
Paolo Cicconi ◽  
Filippo E. Ciarapica ◽  
Michele Germani

In industrialized countries, packaging waste is one of the major issues to deal with, representing around 35% of the total municipal solid waste yearly generated. Therefore, an analysis and an environmental assessment of packaging systems are necessary. This paper aims at analyzing and comparing the environmental performances of two different packaging for domestic hoods. It shows how, through a packaging redesign, it is possible to obtain a reduction of the environmental impacts. This study has been performed in accordance with the international standards ISO 14040/14044, by using attributional Life Cycle Assessment (LCA) from Cradle to Gate. The functional unit has been defined as the packaging of a single household hood. Primary data have been provided by a household hood manufacturer, while secondary data have been obtained from the Ecoinvent database. LCA software SimaPro 8.5 has been used to carry out the life cycle assessment, and ReCiPe method has been chosen for the life cycle impact assessment (LCIA) stage. The results have shown the new packaging model being able to cut down the environmental impacts of approximately 30%. These outcomes may be used by household manufacturers to improve performances and design solutions of their different packaging.


2013 ◽  
Vol 63 (5-6) ◽  
pp. 190-198 ◽  
Author(s):  
Achille-B Laurent ◽  
Simon Gaboury ◽  
Jean-Robert Wells ◽  
Sibi Bonfils ◽  
Jean-François Boucher ◽  
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